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Canonical

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
    Product
  • Berlin
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You should have strong academic results, Linux knowledge, tech passion, problem-solving skills, communication excellence, and ideally experience in software product management and leading teams.
  • You will lead product development, collaborate with teams, conduct market research, improve user experience, support sales, and ensure strategic consistency across projects and departments.

Requirements

  • Exceptional academic results at high school and university
  • Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
  • Understanding of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud or devices
  • Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
  • A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source movement
  • Curiosity, and the habit of continuous learning
  • A strong sense of ownership
  • Problem solving and the ability to innovate
  • Outstanding communications skills in English, both verbal and written
  • For more senior positions, product management experience in the software industry
  • Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities
  • Demonstrated leadership in aligning diverse teams and driving consensus around product strategies
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Responsibilities

  • Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing the priorities and goals for your product
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
  • Address common challenges across projects, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track
  • Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities
  • Communicate your product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations
  • Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback, and iterate on the product to improve the user experience
  • Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training
  • Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings
  • Oversee the work of a product line, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across different teams
  • Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within different teams and across other departments

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we support remote work as these roles are home-based in the EMEA time zone.

Is travel required for this position?

Yes, there is a willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

What kind of background is preferred for this role?

We prefer candidates with a software engineering background who are also passionate about product management.

What skills are essential for this position?

Essential skills include strong communication abilities, problem-solving skills, an understanding of Linux and open source software, and the ability to manage multiple projects.

Is prior product management experience necessary?

For more senior positions, product management experience in the software industry is required, while junior roles do not have this stipulation.

What is the product management team’s focus?

The product management team focuses on delivering high-quality open-source products that meet business needs, identifying new market opportunities, and advancing the open-source community.

Are there educational requirements for this role?

Exceptional academic results at both high school and university are desirable.

What types of products will I be managing?

You may manage products across various domains including Ubuntu Platform, AI/ML & MLOps, IoT, Cloud, Telco, Finance, Automotive, and Application Management.

Do I need to have knowledge of specific technologies?

Familiarity with technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers, and networking solutions is valued, as well as specific verticals like Telco and Finance.

What benefits are offered by Canonical?

Canonical offers benefits such as a distributed work environment, personal learning and development budget, annual compensation review, maternity and paternity leave, and an employee assistance program.

How does Canonical view diversity and equal opportunity?

Canonical is committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination and values diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Will I have the opportunity for professional development?

Yes, you will have a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year to support your growth.

What is the company culture like at Canonical?

Canonical promotes a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration in a distributed work environment, encouraging continuous learning and personal growth.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.